This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. From the earliest days of the pandemic, COVID-19 has wrought a far higher toll in communities of color than in the general population – thrusting the long-standing issue of health…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Hope Cozart was perplexed when she received a letter from her son Maddox’s school in April telling her he needed to cut his hair because it was too long. Even…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. With many of President Biden’s legislative priorities stalled, pressure is mounting on the administration to use executive authority to cancel student debts — a move that would substantially narrow racial…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Despite historically low interest rates, not everyone can access capital to buy or fix a home or switch to a lower-interest loan. According to the most recent Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA)…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. We cannot keep operating with the white moderate philosophy so pervasive to our sector and society. We cannot keep being complacent, indifferent, or distracted as everything burns all around us.…
Giving Compass’ Take: • Data from New York City shows that Black and Latinx people, already disproportionately impacted by the pandemic, will be most impacted by the end of the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The Research Brief is a short take about interesting academic work. The big idea I’m part of a research team that has been following more than 800 Black American families…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Use Targeted Universalism as a Policy Framework An alternate approach to addressing homelessness is acknowledging the complex role that race plays in housing displacement, and designing a targeted universal approach…
Giving Compass’ Take: • Ellora Derenoncourt and Claire Montialoux demonstrate that The Fair Labor Standards Act of 1966 reduced the earnings gap between black and white workers. • How can funders…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. In the spring of 2017, Funders for Justice (FFJ) launched its inaugural cohort of Advisors – nine field leaders recognized for their leadership in community power-building, racial and gender justice, police accountability campaigns, and anti-criminalization movements.…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The Black Lives Matter protests and national uprisings this summer reinforce how anti-Blackness and structural racism are deeply rooted in the foundations of American institutions. Racist outcomes are often reproduced…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Recent data shows that black, Latino, indigenous and immigrant communities are disproportionately affected by COVID-19, due in large part to the persistent legacy of structural racism – practices and policies…